Irrigation apparatus.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRRIGATION APPARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24, 1910.

Applicationvle November 16, 1908. Serial No. 462,961.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILIO OLssoN, a subject. of the King of Sweden, and residing in the city of Buenos Ayres, Argentina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Irrigation Apparatus, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to an irrigation apparatus for plantations. gardens and such like.

An object of the invent-ion is to provide irrigation for a tract of land in the form of an artificial rain; other objects will be more clearly understood by reference to the following specification and claim, in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of this invent-ion. Fig. i2 is an elevation of the main parts of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of adetail.

As may be seen from Figs. 1 and :2 a plurality of pi peesl 2 extend preferably radially trom the top of a scatt'uld or tower 1, the pipes in Fig. being shown suspended from a plurality.v of cables or rods 3. A pump 4 driven by some suitable motor 5 is placed at the bottom of the tower and conveys water to a container or tank 6 on the top of said tower, the pipes 2 being connected to' said tank. A lurality of rotary sprayers 7 shown in retail in Fig. 3 are connected to pipes 2, and those sprayers are adapted to be rotated by the re-actire force of the water leaving the same. These sprayers advisably consist of a downwardly extending ipe, at the lower end of which a prefer-ab y horizontal pipe is mounted rotatably. The ends of the horizontal pipe are provided with .l angular extension pieces pointing in opposite directions. A. liquid leaving the extension pipe under pressure exert-s a re-active force 1n opposite direction to the direction of the extension and thereby itrnay impart rotator),1 movement to the horizontal pipe. In the spraying device of this invention the horizontal pipe, and the angular extensions are provided with a large plurality of tine apertures, so that. the water is discharged over the field in a fine distributed spray.

As may he seen from Fig. 1 branch pipes 8 and extension pipes 9 maj,Y be connected to pipes Q for the purpose of obtaining a more intensivev irrigation of the tract of land, on which the device is erected. The pipes 2 may he anchored at their free end 1n some suitable way.

I claim- Au irrigation apparatus comprising a tower, a container at the top of said tower, a pluralit)r nt cables extending radially from said tower, u pluralit)T of pipes extending from said container and being suspended from said cables. a pluralit)Y of branch pipes interconnect-ing said rst mentioned pipes, means for elevating Water to the top of said tou-er and a plurality,7 of spraying devices connected to each of said pipes and branch pipes, said spraying devices being adapted to he rotated h r the re-active force of the discharged water.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMILIO OLSSON.

W'itnesses:

.los T. GAUARno, Josn RoLxs. 

